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ateyapi
Inspiring
February 18, 2017
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Lightroom catalog has totally disappeared

  • February 18, 2017
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I went to open Lightroom and my Catalog has totally disappeared.  Tried searching for the lrcat extenstion and cannot find it anywhere.  Have thousands of photos cataloged and really need to find the catalog.  Any help would be appreciated.

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    Correct answer ateyapi

    I managed to find it and unzip and restore.  But have no idea why it disappeared.  I am funning an HP, Windows 10, latest verstion of LR.  Searched for the name of the catalog because lrcat does not work it is lrdat or something like that.  But unzipped it and reopened windows and now optimizing the catalog.  Then going to exit lightroom and make sure it opens with my default catalog.  Thanks for your fast response.

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    Gerry57
    Participant
    September 29, 2024

    I have the same problem, September 2024. How did you fix your problem?

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    September 29, 2024

    Use your operating system's search feature to search all folders on all disks for files whose name ends with .LRCAT (might be lower case). Once you find it, double-click on it to open it.

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      Gerry57
      Participant
      September 30, 2024

      dj_paige Thanks for your reply. I found it and am reinstalling now 😊

      Just Shoot Me
      Just Shoot Me
      Legend
      February 18, 2017

      What type of computer?

      The exact version number of the OS.

      The exact version of LR you are using.

      Did you store the catalog file on an external drive?

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      ateyapiAuthorCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      February 18, 2017

      I managed to find it and unzip and restore.  But have no idea why it disappeared.  I am funning an HP, Windows 10, latest verstion of LR.  Searched for the name of the catalog because lrcat does not work it is lrdat or something like that.  But unzipped it and reopened windows and now optimizing the catalog.  Then going to exit lightroom and make sure it opens with my default catalog.  Thanks for your fast response.

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      ateyapiAuthor
      Inspiring
      February 18, 2017

      Everything seems to be working right now.  Guess it is just one of those computer things.  LOL

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